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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Fundamentals of machine woodworking

Saturdays, June 1 - 29

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Matt Wajda
$675

Woodworking machines don’t perform optimally until the user becomes familiar with their construction and proper adjustment. Students in this workshop develop the skills and confidence to perform basic operations and the background needed for more complicated operations in this weeklong workshop. Machines are discussed in reference to specific woodworking tasks and set-up accordingly with the necessary fences, guides or fixtures. Proper techniques for operating each machine safely and for recognizing potentially dangerous situations are emphasized.

The course includes an overview of what to look for when purchasing new or used machines and reviews sources for machines, tooling and re-sharpening.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Hanging doors and windows: demo and discussion

Saturday, June 8

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Bill Rainford
$50

This one-day demonstration workshop includes installing a modern door, cutting to accommodate a door knob and lock set, mortising hinges, installing a modern window and related trim and flashing. We cover the proper tools for these projects and include ample time for questions throughout the day. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD IN ARLINGTON.

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Introduction to bowl turning

Saturday - Sunday, June 8 - 9

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Rich Friberg
$350

This two-day workshop introduces students to faceplate and bowl turning, which is very different from spindle turning. In bowl turning, the grain of the wood is typically perpendicular to the bed of the lathe; in spindle turning, the grain is parallel to the bed of the lathe. Various methods of attaching the wood to the lathe and sharpening the appropriate tools for bowl turning are covered. Hands-on projects include small bowls and plates. Each student has a dedicated lathe. This class is open to all skill levels. The school has tools students may use during this class.

Rich is an instructor and 2004 graduate of the NBSS Preservation Carpentry program. His company, Pleasant Avenue Restorations in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts specializes in historic restorations and residential remodeling, as well as timber framing and architectural woodturnings.

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Let's work together: wooden boat

Saturday, June 8

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Instructor: Ryan Messier

Each adult and child team completes the process of measuring pieces, cutting parts to length, planing parts smooth and constructing the project. No tools or experience required. This class is appropriate for children ages 5 - 11 with an adult. Registration fee pays for one child with adult.

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Monday, June 10, 2013

Fundamentals of machine woodworking

Monday - Friday, June 10 - 14

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Matt Wajda
$675

This class is full. Woodworking machines don’t perform optimally until the user becomes familiar with their construction and proper adjustment. Students in this workshop develop the skills and confidence to perform basic operations and the background needed for more complicated operations in this weeklong workshop. Machines are discussed in reference to specific woodworking tasks and set-up accordingly with the necessary fences, guides or fixtures. Proper techniques for operating each machine safely and for recognizing potentially dangerous situations are emphasized.

The course includes an overview of what to look for when purchasing new or used machines and reviews sources for machines, tooling and re-sharpening.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Platform framing

Monday - Friday, June 17 - 28

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Jamey Pope
$1200

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of contemporary platform framing. Through building a small structure, students gain an understanding of the organized process necessary in a successful framing project. A daily lecture introduces a process and is followed by instruction on the safe use of the hand and power tools used in that process. The majority of each day is spent practicing and building the structure. Topics include: reading plans and different elevations, dimensional lumber, sheet goods, on-center spacing, basic nomenclature (studs, joists, rafters, sills, headers, etc.), estimating material, wall framing, framing for and installing windows and doors, roof shapes and framing, sheathing, siding and finish trim. This course is appropriate for homeowners who wish to accomplish projects on their property. It is also an introduction to the NBSS full-time carpentry program. PLEASE NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD IN ARLINGTON.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Fundamentals of fine woodworking

Monday - Friday, July 8 - 19

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Ryan Messier
$1150

This course covers the essential elements needed to build a foundation of skills for fine woodworking projects. Topics include sharpening, tuning and the use of basic hand tools including paring chisels, hand plane, dovetail saw, card scraper and marking gauge; characteristics of wood and wood movement in furniture making; and the strategies of laying out and cutting dovetails and mortise and tenon joinery using flat and square reference surfaces. Demonstrations and student exercises develop skills such as chopping and paring with a chisel, and hand planing. Learn to lay out and cut dovetail and mortise-and-tenon joints.

Traditional cabinetmaking practices are explained throughout the workshop and instructors emphasize how these methods can be used systematically in any woodworking project.

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Intermediate fine woodworking

Monday - Friday, July 22 - 26

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Ryan Messier

$675

In this continuation of the fundamentals of fine woodworking workshop, we review skills and concepts learned in Fundamentals of fine woodworking. We then discuss and practice more complex joinery techniques commonly found in furniture construction. These include: wedged tenons, bridle joints, twin tenons, dovetail partitions and spring joints. In order to cover many techniques, students build samples, not completed projects. Students leave this workshop with new skills and a greater understanding of how to tackle the more complex woodworking projects.

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Monday, July 29, 2013

Maloof-Inspired Bench: Eliot Schoool Collaboration

Monday - Friday, July 29 - August 2

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Instructor: Robert Worth
$480

Sam Maloof was an icon of 20th-century artistry, making furniture known for its clean yet fluid lines. Spend a summer week making a Maloof-inspired one-person bench with a sculpted seat. As you continue to increase your comfort with basic tools, also learn to make plugged tenon joints, sculpt with rasp and spokeshave and sharpen hand tools. Conclude with an oil-wax finish. Prerequisite: Basic Woodworking or equivalent experience. All materials are included. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS IS HELD AT THE ELIOT SCHOOL IN JAMAICA PLAIN.

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Summer Upholstery Intensive: Eliot School Collaboration

Monday - Friday, August 12 - 16

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Instructor: Seymour Beckford
$460

Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our Upholstery workshop—just like our regular Upholstery class but offered in an intensive five days. This class follows an open workshop format, incorporating students of all levels. Work at your own pace, on your own piece of furniture, with the teacher as your guide. Leave your work out in the shop and start each morning without having to set up. If you want to complete something tin one week, a small chair or ottoman is your best choice. Basic materials (except fabric) will be available in class. Leave yourself time for fabric shopping after Day 1. Take one week or two. Basic materials are included in tuition, with additional materials available for purchase in class. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS IS HELD AT THE ELIOT SCHOOL IN JAMAICA PLAIN.

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Monday, August 19, 2013

Summer Upholstery Intensive: Eliot School Collaboration

Monday - Friday, August 19 - 23

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Instructor: Seymour Beckford
$460

Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our Upholstery workshop—just like our regular Upholstery class but offered in an intensive five days. This class follows an open workshop format, incorporating students of all levels. Work at your own pace, on your own piece of furniture, with the teacher as your guide. Leave your work out in the shop and start each morning without having to set up. If you want to complete something tin one week, a small chair or ottoman is your best choice. Basic materials (except fabric) will be available in class. Leave yourself time for fabric shopping after Day 1. Take one week or two. Basic materials are included in tuition, with additional materials available for purchase in class. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS IS HELD AT THE ELIOT SCHOOL IN JAMAICA PLAIN.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Summer Upholstery Intensive: Eliot School Collaboration

Monday - Friday, August 26 - 30

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Instructor: Seymour Beckford
$460

Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our Upholstery workshop—just like our regular Upholstery class but offered in an intensive five days. This class follows an open workshop format, incorporating students of all levels. Work at your own pace, on your own piece of furniture, with the teacher as your guide. Leave your work out in the shop and start each morning without having to set up. If you want to complete something tin one week, a small chair or ottoman is your best choice. Basic materials (except fabric) will be available in class. Leave yourself time for fabric shopping after Day 1. Take one week or two. Basic materials are included in tuition, with additional materials available for purchase in class. PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS IS HELD AT THE ELIOT SCHOOL IN JAMAICA PLAIN.

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Three-month furniture making intensive

Monday - Friday, September 16 - December 20, no class 10/14, 11/8, 11/28, 11/29

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor: Jamey Pope
$6000
$1800 deposit to hold space for registrant

Please note, this class fills quickly—if you are interested, register with a deposit OR call Megan Kenealy for more information. To secure a spot, registration by July 20 is recommended. The next session is tentatively scheduled for March - May 2014.

This furniture making intensive should be considered by those who wish to learn as much as possible about furniture making in three months. Participation in this course can also be used by students who wish to enhance their skills to be better prepared to attend one of North Bennet Street School’s full-time programs.

This course is designed to guide the student from basic hand and machine skills to advanced techniques in furniture making with each student building a writing desk from rough lumber. The first part of the course covers the hand and machine skills presented in the foundational content of Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking and Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking courses.

Students complete several basic and advanced joinery samples and other projects prior to building a Sheraton-style desk. The construction of the desk covers many techniques that can be used in building a wide range of furniture and provides students with the knowledge and skills to build most tables and case pieces. Students are taken to a lumber yard and guided through the process of choosing and purchasing the appropriate stock for the project. Students practice three styles of legs including turned and tapered legs and choose the style of leg for their desk.

In addition, we cover: basic drafting, reading and following furniture plans, project organization, developing procedures and stock lists, working safely, efficiently and accurately, spindle and faceplate turning, veneering curved and flat surfaces, case and table construction, and finishing. The hand-cut and machine-cut joinery includes: half blind and through dovetails, mortise and tenon, multiple stub tenons, twin tenons, housed tapered dovetails, dovetailed drawer dividers, dovetailed vertical partitions, shaping and cutting molding and curved and flat drawer construction.

Please read cancellation policy on our continuing education page. This course has no prerequisite. Students are responsible for material costs of approximately $300.

Jamey is a 2006 graduate of the NBSS Cabinet & Furniture Making program. Before becoming a custom furnituremaker, Jamey was a general contractor.

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Friday, January 1, 2016

Testing Events Mgmt Module

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